Ph.D. candidate, Department of Mathematics, Duke University | September 2022 – April 2027 (expected)
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Currently researching four- and eight-dimensional geometry with Dr. Mark Stern.
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Advanced to candidacy March 2025.
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Member in the Certificate in College Teaching program, to be awarded on graduation.
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M.Math. in Pure Mathematics (research thesis), University of Waterloo | October 2021 – August 2022
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Supervised by Dr. Benoit Charbonneau.
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Thesis title: Integrality theorems for symmetric instantons.
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B.Math. in Pure Mathematics; Minor in East Asian Studies, University of Waterloo | September 2016 – August 2021
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Recipient of 2021 Alumni Gold Medal for the Faculty of Mathematics.
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Recipient of 2021 Jessie W.H. Zou Memorial Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research.
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Industry Experience
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Software Engineering Intern, Citadel Enterprise, January 2020 – April 2020
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Developed C++ data pipelines to parse and archive data streams from Thompson Reuters.
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Handled over 300GB per day of market data at the height of the market impact of COVID-19.
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Software Engineering Intern, ContextLogic LLC, January 2018 – April 2018
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Worked as a member of the Platform Data team, monitoring the health of policies and shipping estimates.
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Conducted shipping time estimate experiments ranging from neutral to gross +2.5% profits.
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Created reports and Grafana dashboards combining data from MongoDB and TreasureData tracking merchant policy effectiveness.
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Software Engineering Intern, Citadel LLC, September 2017 – December 2017
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Worked on the Accounting Development Team, creating and maintaining software for over 100 clients.
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Designed, tested, and implemented new response formats reducing response size by 10x and increasing speed 5x.
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Skills
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Languages
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English, French (DELF B2), Japanese (B2/C1 level).
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Programming
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C, C++, Python, Sage, Maple, Scheme, Haskell.
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Software
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sklearn, numpy, (geo)pandas, pytorch, SQL.
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Leadership and Professional Service
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Steward, Duke Graduate Students Union, Fall 2025 - present
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Mediated workplace disputes and represented graduate workers in grievance proceedings.
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President, AMS Student Chapter, 2024-25 academic year
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Organized and hosted the Triangle Area Graduate Mathematics Seminar with NC State University and UNC Chapel Hill at Duke, February 2025.
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Graduate student representative, Duke Mathematics Departmental Teaching Committee, Fall 2023 - present
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Performed annual interviews and advocated for graduate interests in departmental teaching decisions.
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Academic Activity
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Selected Publications
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Edidin, Dan, Matthew Satriano, and Spencer Whitehead. "On a smoothness characterization for good moduli spaces." Advances in Mathematics 442 (April 2024).
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Charbonneau, B. and Whitehead, S. "Studying Wythoff and Zometool Constructions using Maple." Maple in Mathematics Education and Research (pp. 65–76), 2020.
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Supervision
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Duke Math+ program (joint with Biji Wong, Gregory Herschlag), Spring 2026
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Supervised four undergraduate students in a project on the application of diffusion maps and machine learning to graph partition problems, with a focus on the study of gerrymandering.
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MITACS internship program (joint with Benoit Charbonneau), Spring 2022
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Supervised two undergraduate students in a computational project on low-dimensional optimal packing problems
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Selected Research Presentations
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[Invited] An asymptotic Nahm transform for Spin(7) instantons. Mathematical Congress of the Americas, Miami, July 2025.
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Symmetric instantons. (Poster). Geometric Models of Matter, Leeds, August 2024.
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Generalized Pythagorean lutes. Bridges 2022, Helsinki, August 2022.
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Integrality theorems for symmetric instantons. Union College Mathematics Conference, Schenectady, June 2022.
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Selected Teaching Experience
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Instructor of record MATH 106L (Lab calculus 2), Fall 2023.
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Served as primary instructor and coordinator for a class of 18 students with daily meetings.
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Managed a team of 4 undergraduate teaching assistants.
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Tutorial lecturer CS 246(E) ([Enriched] Object-Oriented Software Development), Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Winter 2019, University of Waterloo.
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Delivered weekly tutorial lectures for classes of 50+ students.
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Designed assignments and managed the course platform for running and evaluating student code.
Doctorant, Department of Mathematics, Université Duke | septembre 2022 – Avril 2027
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Currently researching four- and eight-dimensional geometry with Prof. Mark Stern.
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Member of the Certificate in College Teaching program, to be awarded on graduation.
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M.Math. in Pure Mathematics (research thesis), Université de Waterloo | Octobre 2021 – août 2022
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Supervisé de Prof. Benoit Charbonneau.
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Titre du thèse: Integrality theorems for symmetric instantons.
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B.Math. in Pure Mathematics; Minor in études de l'Asie d'Est, Université de Waterloo | septembre 2016 – août 2021
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Recipient of 2021 Alumni Gold Medal for the Faculty of Mathematics.
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Recipient of 2021 Jessie W.H. Zou Memorial Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research.
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Industry Experience
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Stagiaire en ingénierie logicielle, Citadel Enterprise, Janvier 2020 – Avril 2020
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Developed C++ data pipelines to parse and archive data streams from Thompson Reuters.
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Handled over 300GB per day of market data at the height of the market impact of COVID-19.
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Stagiaire en ingénierie logicielle, ContextLogic LLC, Janvier 2018 – Avril 2018
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Worked as a member of the Platform Data team, monitoring the health of policies and shipping estimates.
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Conducted shipping time estimate experiments ranging from neutral to gross +2.5% profits.
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Created reports and Grafana dashboards combining data from MongoDB and TreasureData tracking merchant policy effectiveness.
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Stagiaire en ingénierie logicielle, Citadel LLC, septembre 2017 – décembre 2017
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Worked on the Accounting Development Team, creating and maintaining software for over 100 clients.
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Designed, tested, and implemented new response formats reducing response size by 10x and increasing speed 5x.
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Skills
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Langages
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anglais, français (DELF B2), japonais (niveau B2/C1).
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Langages de programmation
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C, C++, Python, Sage, Maple, Haskell.
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Logiciel
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sklearn, numpy, (geo)pandas, pytorch, SQL.
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Leadership and Professional Service
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Délegué syndical, Duke Graduate Students Union, septembre 2025 - prèsent
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Mediated workplace disputes and represented graduate workers in grievance proceedings.
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Président, Chapitre étudiant de l'American Mathematical Society, année scolaire 2024-25
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Organized and hosted the Triangle Area Graduate Mathematics Seminar with NC State University and UNC Chapel Hill at Duke, fevrier 2025.
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Représentant des doctorants, Duke Mathematics Departmental Teaching Committee, novembre 2023 - present
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Performed annual interviews and advocated for graduate interests in departmental teaching decisions.
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Academic Activity
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Selected Publications
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Edidin, Dan, Matthew Satriano, et Spencer Whitehead. "On a smoothness characterization for good moduli spaces." Advances in Mathematics 442 (Avril 2024).
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Charbonneau, B. et Whitehead, S. "Studying Wythoff and Zometool Constructions using Maple." Maple in Mathematics Education and Research (pp. 65–76), 2020.
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Supervision
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Duke Math+ program (joint with Biji Wong, Gregory Herschlag), Spring 2026
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Supervised four undergraduate students in a project on the application of diffusion maps and machine learning to graph partition problems, with a focus on the study of gerrymandering.
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MITACS internship program (joint with Benoit Charbonneau), Spring 2022
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Supervised two undergraduate students in a computational project on low-dimensional optimal packing problems
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Selected Research Presentations
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[Invité] An asymptotic Nahm transform for Spin(7) instantons. Mathematical Congress of the Americas, Miami, juliet 2025.
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Symmetric instantons. (Poster). Geometric Models of Matter, Leeds, août 2024.
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Generalized Pythagorean lutes. Bridges 2022, Helsinki, août 2022.
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Integrality theorems for symmetric instantons. Union College Mathematics Conference, Schenectady, juin 2022.
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Selected Teaching Experience
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Chargé de cours MATH 106L (Lab calculus 2), août - décembre 2023, Université Duke
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Instruction et coordination d'une classe de 18 élèves.
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Gestion d'un equipe de 4 auxiliaires d'enseignment
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Auxiliaire d'enseignment CS 246(E) ([Enriched] Object-Oriented Software Development), septembre 2018 - décembre 2019, Université de Waterloo.
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Delivered weekly tutorial lectures for classes of 50+ students.
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Designed assignments and managed the course platform for running and evaluating student code.